Woman slams friend for making men pay for dinner but others brand her as 'jealous'

A disgruntled ‘friend’ has sparked a lively debate on over who should foot the bill when out and about. We’ve all been there, out with someone who is always reluctant to part with their cash, or routinely and conveniently leaves home without it.

But one woman seems particularly irked at her ‘close friend’s’ behaviour, who she says is taking advantage of male companions. Taking to Mumsnet to explain her predicament, the woman said: "[My] close friend goes to dinner with a male friend sometimes. It’s not romantic, they are in the same job but she told me he always pays.

Apparently the friend has no interest in the man she goes for dinner with (stock photo) (Getty Images)

"This p***** me off as I think that if somebody pays once you pay the next time and if they pay anyway, you just insist by throwing them the money anyway".

She’s not a very happy bunny and her ‘close friend’ continues to irritate her.

"She allows people to pay for her and it irks me," the woman admitted.

"Another time she met a man on a dating app and said she’d no interest in him but he paid for her and her son to go to a show costing significant money even though she’d no notion of dating him".

If she was looking for support and confirmation that her friend’s behaviour was as outrageous as the believes it to be, she came to the wrong place, as other Mumsnet users were frank in their response.

One person bluntly wrote: "What has it actually got to do with you?"

Another said: "I wouldn't let someone else pay even if it was a date, but I couldn't get worked up about this. It's between your friend and her friends, if they are happy, that's fine. She's not taking advantage of someone vulnerable or tricking anyone.’

Meanwhile, one Mumsnet commenter potentially hit a nerve by saying: "Are you jealous that men want to pay for nice things for her, and not you?"

Others echoed the jealous claim, with one person penning: "What does it have to do with you? Sounds like jealousy tbh. You don't sound like you like her or a great friend, so do her a favour and step away from the friendship".

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